Professional Development

These free professional development resources have been curated to help educators build their content knowledge, integrate the most up-to-date and relevant environmental education resources and hone their classroom skills and abilities. See upcoming training opportunities and discover webinars and other environmental education resources from around the country.

Ongoing Opportunities

Cross-curricula environmental education professional development opportunities

• Indigenous Arts and Sciences Virtual Institute | Content will include:
  -Interactive sessions with tribal educators, Elders, natural resource professionals, and Earth Partnership facilitators
  -Instructions for outdoor learning activities that can be done individually, anywhere
  -Group discussion and follow-up support for project implementation and curriculum integration.
• NSTA Professional Learning Opportunities and Virtual Workshops
• The SDG Academy offers free educational materials and online courses on the Sustainable Development Goals
• NAAEE Professional Development
• NAAEE Monthly Webinar Series (webinars are archived for later viewing)
• Green Strides Webinar Series
• The Green Teacher Webinar Series

 Ocean and Climate Literacy

• Updated Ocean Literacy Framework with support from NOAA and developed by the National Marine Educators Association
• NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries Webinars Resources and Training to Support both formal and informal educators to address climate and ocean literacy
• NOAA Planet Stewards
• NOAA Planet Stewards Book Club